Iran vs Sierra Leone
Iran is 23.0 times larger than Sierra Leone. Sierra Leone would fit into Iran about 23 times.
IranSierra LeoneIran moved onto Sierra Leone · Equal-area projection
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Iran is 23.0× the area of Sierra Leone.
| Iran | Sierra Leone | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,648,195 km² | 71,740 km² |
| Population | 92,417,681 | 8,819,794 |
| Density | 56 / km² | 123 / km² |
| Capital | Tehran | Freetown |
| Region | Southern Asia | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 7 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Iran sits at about 33°N and is stretched to 1.41× its true area; Sierra Leone at 9° N is stretched to 1.02×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Iran bigger than Sierra Leone?
- Yes. Iran is 23.0 times larger than Sierra Leone. Iran covers 1,648,195 km² and Sierra Leone covers 71,740 km².
- How many times does Sierra Leone fit into Iran?
- About 23 times: Iran has 23.0× the area of Sierra Leone.
- Why do Iran and Sierra Leone look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Iran is drawn about 1.41× its true area there and Sierra Leone about 1.02×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Iran or Sierra Leone?
- Iran: 92,417,681 people against 8,819,794. Density: Iran 56 per km², Sierra Leone 123 per km².